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Lynchburg planning staff: comprehensive-plan update underway; draft public in May, hearings late summer
Summary
Planning staff told council the city is in the drafting phase of its comprehensive plan update, required to be reviewed by state code. Staff expects a complete public draft in May and public hearings later in the year; the process includes focus groups, an interactive map and five planning-commission work sessions.
Rachel Fleschajeuser, a city planner, briefed the council on the comprehensive-plan update and explained that the plan is a long-range policy document that guides land use, transportation, natural-environment and community-facility decisions and provides the foundation for zoning and subdivision ordinances.
“We use the comprehensive plan as a resource, to determine whether the request at hand aligns with…
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